Current North America Award Winners

SETAC North America awards and fellowships are divided into three categories: Professional awards, research fellowships and student awards.

Each award category is evaluated by separate guidelines but maintains the intent of the Society’s award process. Unless an award specifies otherwise, candidates may be self-nominated or nominated by an individual or group and SETAC members or nonmembers (guests) from the North America, Asia-Pacific or Latin America geographic units.

2026 Best Student Presentation Award Winners

Undergraduate

• Sabrina Mckenna, Middle Tennessee State University: Investigating the Accumulation, Trophic Transfer, and Effects of Microcystin in a Central Tennessee River

Masters

• Anwyn Neraasen, McGill University: Assessing Sensitivity to Dioxin-Like Compounds in Wild Avian Species Using a Genetic Screen

Ph.D.

• Lauren Eagon, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge: Assessing Disruption of Metamorphosis From Concurrent Chemical and Environmental Stressors Using Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) as a Model

2026 SETAC North America Professional Excellence in Service Award

• Adriana Bejarano, ExxonMobil, USA